sugar tongs

noun

, (usually used with a plural verb)

1. small tongs used for serving cubed sugar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar tongs¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Garden gazing balls by Sula Bermúdez-Silverman are grasped by the upright claws of an imperial eagle, the spheres filled with homey substances like hair gel and studded with effete fragments of colonial treasure — bits of coral or silver sugar tongs.

From Los Angeles Times

Wednesday’s Miss Manners column incorrectly stated that if a crouton falls down the dress of the lady seated next to you, etiquette dictates removing it with the sugar tongs.

From Washington Post

“Three minutes, who’s up?” he announced, upending an extraordinary ormolu-gilt hourglass and displaying a boiled egg with a pair of silver sugar tongs.

From Literature

He was holding the sugar tongs in his hands, tenderly stroking their curved handles.

From Literature

“Yes, he was really taken by the sugar tongs,” Riccio answered.

From Literature